Summary

Austria’s conservative ÖVP, center-left SPÖ, and liberal Neos have formed a coalition after five months of deadlock, blocking the far-right FPÖ from power despite its election victory.

Christian Stocker (ÖVP) will be chancellor, with Andreas Babler (SPÖ) as vice chancellor. The deal includes a seven-year budget plan, targeted tax relief, and social spending.

Migration policy balances security with integration, abandoning FPÖ’s hard-line stance.

The government reaffirms EU commitments, support for Ukraine, and neutrality on NATO while backing EU enlargement in the Western Balkans.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Ah funny play on words, but on a more serious note the far right still won the elections. They simply failed to gain the trust of any other party with which to form a majority coalition.

      Removing them and sending them away is still a bit of an uphill battle as it stands.

      • MithranArkanere@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        No.

        Getting enough monsters and idiots vote for them is still a bad thing, but that doesn’t mean they won.

        “Winning the elections” isn’t being the single force that got the most votes individually.
        That’s first-past-the-post bullshit like they have in the US.

        Those who win an election in a parliamentary government are those who can form a government.

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          23 hours ago

          Hey my little armchair politician. Winning an election in Austria means shit all when it comes to forming a government. That is done on presidential orders.

          The FPÖ nonetheless won the public vote. They are the largest faction in parliament and are very well used to being in the opposition.

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          1 day ago

          I feel like there wasn’t any need for clarification, my comment already explained how they failed.